I took a day trip to Cambridge and, lo and behold, did not get murdered. (If I learned anything from watching 'Inspector Lewis', it is that there is a shockingly high murder rate in Cambridge.)
Highlights/things that made me geek out (you will have surely noticed by now that they are one and the same):
1.- Visiting the Fitzwilliam. This is best described as Cambridge University's 'Humanities' Museum, drawn from the University's extensive and expansive collections of ancient artefacts, pottery, fine china, furniture, artwork, etc. There was one room featuring XIXth and XXth century French paintings (Pissaro, Renoir, Seurat, etc.), which included several works (of Impressionists!) from good ole' John Maynard Keynes' personal collection, on loan (of course) from King's College.
2.- Browsing in the Cambridge University Press bookstore. That, unfortunately, made me feel dumb. Very, very dumb.
3.- Listening to the last few minutes of a choral mass at Clare College Chapel. Pure beauty, in a very English/white/Western way.
4.- Seeing a swan fly down the river. I had never seen a swan flying before.
5.- Having dinner at the Cambridge Chophouse. The meal itself (roast leg of lamb) was good, if a bit over-priced, and was finished off with some surprisingly good English cheeses. However, the highlight was that they pumped the audio track of Blackadder episodes in the men's washroom for no reason other than, according to the manager, 'it's fun'. And it was.
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Camden might be interesting for a stroll if it hasn't changed overly much in the last 7 or 8 years....perhaps two tube lines away but will make you smile as you walk through Dom Tav type neighbourhoods even for an afternoon. And if you decide to do the zoo, you can take a canal boat right to Camden (holiday inn area stop) from the actual zoo(unless that's changed as well) for a couple of pounds. Zoo, Riverboat ride and then punk rock Camden... M
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